Miles Glacier
Miles Glacier is a 30 miles -long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It flows west to its terminus at Miles Lake, 33 miles north of Katalla. It was named in 1885 after U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles by a Lt. Allen during his Alaska expedition.
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.Miles Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,320 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Chugach, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
60.63111° or 60° 37′ 52″ north
Longitude
-144.1472° or 144° 8′ 50″ west
Elevation
2,320 feet (707 metres)
Open location code
93GQJVJ3+C4
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Miles Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Miles Glacier”
- German: “Miles-Gletscher”
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